Unique to the Himalayan region, Barahnaja is a traditional cultivation that involves the sowing of 12 grains in rainfed fields. They can adapt to droughts and their residues serve as cattle fodder, but with an increased capacity to reduce nitrogen ...
When crops of different varieties are continuously grown in the fields, food security and a nutritious diet are assured for the whole year, including for animals. Moreover, they nourish the soil. Read Part 1 of this story here Dehradun, Uttarakhand: While the ...
The clapboard-walled kitchen in Fitriyah’s (40) house, in Lipursari Village, Central Java, was incredibly noisy that evening. This mother of two children is cooking leye or rice from cassava. After only 30 minutes of steaming, the leye is cooked and ...
In Nigeria, gender plays a critical role in land ownership, a practice that limits farming opportunities for women. ...
Global food systems account for 1/3 of total greenhouse gas emissions and simultaneously hold many of the solutions to the climate emergency, but receive very little media coverage, especially in developing country media contexts. Part of the reason is that ...
Mamuyao farmers in Rizal province, the Philippines leaves the traditional slash-and-burn for forest restoration project in the area. ...
Farmers in Egypt are already facing some of the most dire effects of climate change, but new techniques being developed locally are on the way. ...
Farming in Kenya will play a crucial role in lessening the impacts of climate change. ...
Read the Toolkit Here Join our #DietChangeNotClimateChange writing competition and win a partially-funded spot to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity in Egypt! We are looking for young writers from around the world who want to make a big ...